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Patent Abstracts

In a continuous process, solid pulverized carbonaceous material is charged to a stage of reaction with steam suitably heated to a temperature that effects the formation of a hot gas containing CO and H₂, and the hot gas is passed into contact with a Ni catalyzer so that CH₄ is formed from CO and H₂. Describes apparatus, and the temperature of the gas entering the catalyzer is automatically controlled.